Aiming to mitigate dust pollution in the national Capital, the Delhi Government will run an anti-dust campaign from Thursday.
Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that it was mandatory for all to implement 14 norms laid out for construction on all sites in Delhi from October 7. “A public notice has also been issued in this regard. 31 teams have been formed under the ‘Anti-Dust’ campaign; 17 teams of the DPCC and 14 teams of Green War Room’s Green Marshals have been included in this.
He said that as per the NGT guidelines, a fine ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 5 lakh would be imposed for violation of rules at construction sites. An online portal will be launched for self auditing and management of C&D waste.”
The Delhi Government had run an anti-dust campaign in Delhi last year as well. “On the basis of our experience last year, we have prepared a robust plan for running this campaign in an organised manner throughout Delhi,” Rai added.
The DPCC will have one team in each district of East Delhi, North East Delhi, Shahdara, South East Delhi and South West Delhi. Two teams each will be deployed in New Delhi, North West Delhi, North Delhi, South Delhi, West Delhi and Central Delhi. Each district will have a 1 team of Green Marshals as well.